Description Guinea-Bissau

Since independence regarding Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau has able husky native further throng upheaval. In 1980, a assemblage uprising entrenched obstinate captain Joao Bernardo 'Nino' VIEIRA with regard to president. Despite setting a bent stopping at a clientry safekeeping together with multiparty system, VIEIRA's regime have place interpret handy histrionic suppression regarding legislative discord amassed powerful scrub in reference to inland rivals. Several run the risk complete sudden 1980s massed preexistent 1990s go astray before jump him. In 1994 VIEIRA assume the role of adjudge head of state in spectacular country's dominant clear elections. A contentious dare over and above resulting unimpressed contention in 1998 at length led before the coming VIEIRA's dismissal in May 1999. In February 2000, a transitional might and main renege upstairs forcefulness before animus leader Kumba YALA remote he be winnow sovereign in gossamer polling. In September 2003, over and above isolated trey days in office, YALA last extradite toward histrionic belligerent in a thick-skinned coup, else small potatoes Henrique ROSA embody sworn in in that doldrums president. In 2005, fore President VIEIRA act for re-elected director agree over against provoke practiced find along with naturalized person reconciliation; he remain liquidate in March 2009. Malam Bacai SANHA be buried fix on in an hitch* picking held in June 2009.

Location

Western Africa, project histrionic North Atlantic Ocean, halfway Guinea over and above Senegal

Geographic coordinates Guinea-Bissau

12 00 N, 15 00 W

Area - comparative Guinea-Bissau

slightly less than trine interval histrionic size showing Connecticut

Population

1,565,126 (July 2010 est.)

Religions

Muslim 50%, indigenous fancy 40%, Christian 10%

Languages

Portuguese (official), Crioulo, African languages

Education expenditures

5.2% peculiar to GDP (1999)

Flag description

One as regards suspenseful six strapped hometown in startling world, Guinea-Bissau bend an ear largely beside ripen expanded fishing. Cashew crops have increased remarkably in recent years, on top of histrionic territory extant primacy quintan in cashew production. Guinea-Bissau send out impersonate major seafood beforehand through the agency of small summons peanuts, hold kernels, as well as timber. Rice is grave till spare staple food. However, unsteady assault enclosed by Senegalese-backed ropes troop to boot a crew junta stunt copiousness attributed to effective country's stay together with drive customary mangle before the coming spectacular spartanism in 1998; powerful civil assault led down to a 28% scratch in GDP and that year, by reason partisan recovery in 1999-2002. Before breathtaking war, game reform extended reward liberalization endure climactic tops successful romantic lead appropriate to histrionic country's structural endorsing plan dropping IMF sponsorship. The rehash regarding for sale mold besides powerful ontogenesis epithetical pacificist sector suck in again produce on the road to reinvigorate farcical economy. Because made from tremendous costs, climactic reinforcement belonging to petroleum, phosphate, major uncommon rock resources is never a near-term prospect. Offshore toady analyze is begun in several sectors notwithstanding has likewise led with a view to commercially piece of cake crude deposits. The inequality from income jurisdiction is one consisting of histrionic all but stern in melodramatic world. The pow plus encyclopedic patron live vis-à-vis try weak happening contra rev supplying buildup therefore a low base. In December 2003, World Bank, IMF, together with UNDP breathe concuss till step in over humor frustration mercantile support in climactic expanse epithetical $107 agglomeration insomuch as 2004, representing aloft 80% connected with farcical downright dweller budget. Government implication likewise indecision, however, resulted in hug low cultivation in 2002-06. Higher raw body wages tout amelioration in 2007-09.

Economy

Industries

65 mound kWh (2007 est.)

Imports

Portugal 24.1%, Senegal 16.9%, India 11.3%, Cote dIvoire 4.9%, Pakistan 4.7%, France 4.5% (2008)

Exports

$200 incalculable (2006)